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Australian Gifted Education

http://www.austega.com/gifted/

Resources for parents, teachers and others interested in gifted children and their education in Australia

CONNECTIONS

http://connections-nc.com

Staff Development Program for gifted educators in North Carolina.

Coping With Unbearable People, Places, and Situations

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/montage/v1n3p2.html#5

Understanding the role of defense mechanisms in determining human behavior, specifically our children's behavior, can help us to understand why we must advocate for changes in the classroom and school environments.

Education - Gifted Index

http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/pages/ed.gifted.html

Index of articles, with descriptions and ratings, about gifted and talented students

Gateways Education

http://www.gatewayseducation.com.au

A great Australian resource for Gifted Education - For teachers and parents, not just in Australia but all over the world.

George Parkyn Centre for Gifted Education

http://georgeparkyncentre.org

Provides information and resources to help parents and teachers identify gifted children. We run a national schooling programme for gifted children known as the 'One Day School' for gifted children in New Zealand.

Gifted and Talented Education Professional Development

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/education/rescon/cpdgifted/

A resource from the Westminster Institute of Education for education professionals and all those involved or interested in the education of able, gifted and talented learners.

Gifted Education

http://www.coe.unt.edu/gifted/resources_teacher.htm

Texas Regional Education Service Center 13 (the work of a graduate of the UNT GT program, Jennifer Drumm) has a great set of education and curriculum links for teachers of the gifted.

Gifted Education Book Publisher

http://www.giftededpress.com

Describes books and periodicals published by Gifted Education Press concerned with identifying and educating gifted students.

Helping Students Learn Only What They Don't Already Know

http://www.gt-cybersource.org/ArticlePrintable.aspx?rid=10588

Learn to use the DT-PI (Diagnostic Testing/Prescribed Instruction) model for instruction for intellectually talented boys and girls.

Hoagies' Gifted Education Page

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/

Resources for parents and educators of gifted children, including articles and research, books, organizations, on-line support groups, and academic programs.

Identification

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/identification.htm

Large list of links to articles dealing with the identification of gifted children.

Links for Parent Advocates

http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/advocacy.htm

Many links show ways parents can help their gifted children.

Promoting Gifted Education in Your Community

http://www.iss.k12.nc.us/aig/AIGarticlePromotingGiftedEdComm.pdf

If we hope to build and maintain community support for gifted programs, we must increase the awareness in the community of the unique needs and qualities of gifted students as well as the benefits of gifted education programs.

SwopNet Education Databank

http://www.swopnet.com/ed/index.html

Get information on gifted and talented education from a variety of sources at this site.

TalentEd - Australia

http://scs.une.edu.au/TalentEd/

Material about the education of the gifted and talented. A number of resources are particularly relevant to those living in Australia.

The Davidson Institute for Talent Development

http://www.ditd.org

A 501(c)3 company whose mission is to recognize, nurture and support profoundly intelligent young people.

Thinking Like a Genius

http://www.studygs.net/genius.htm

Michael Michalko suggests eight strategies that have been common to the thinking styles of creative thinkers in science, art and industry throughout history. These strategies can be learned.